13,688 affected by Swine flu across the country......
Swine flu claimed 38
more lives in the country taking the death toll to 812 with Rajasthan and
Gujarat among the worst hit States with 212 and 207 fatalities respectively, as
the total number of affected crossed 13,000.
Health Ministry figures released on Sunday, the total number of deaths due to
the disease has now reached 812 while 13,688 people have been affected with the
H1N1 virus across the country. Health Ministry officials
had on Saturday said that the number of people affected by swine flu was 12,963
while the number of deaths caused by the infection was 774 as per figures available till February 20, 2015. A senior health
official said that in comparison to on Saturday, there has been a dip in the
number of fresh positive cases.
Seven more persons
succumbed to swine flu in Rajasthan. Out of 4,318 patients
who tested positive for the H1N1 virus, 212 have died since January 1, an
official of Medical and Health Directorate (MHD) said in Jaipur. In Gujarat, 10 more
people died of the disease taking the death toll to 207, according to an
official release.
In Maharashtra, 99
people have lost their lives with seven more deaths being reported in the
State, according to Public Health Minister. In Jammu and Kashmir,
one more patient died of swine flu, taking the toll to five, while 119 have
tested positive for the disease so far, officials said. Three persons have
died of swine flu in Uttarakhand this year and 14 persons afflicted by it are
undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the State.
The Union Health
Ministry has already asked the State drug controllers to ensure that chemist
shops display prominently availability of medicines for its treatment. A
communication to this effect has been sent by Drug Controller General of India to drug controllers of all states and Union Territories.
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